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Lewis Snell
Lewis Snell

TheJobWalk E.96

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TheJobWalk E.96

A U.S.-Korea framework commits up to $120 billion toward eight new reactors, DOT awards $426 million in INFRA grants across 12 states, and Google and Constellation sign a 3,590 MW deal. ABC credits data centers for September hiring gains and surging construction spending. Saronic breaks ground on its Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, Mesabi Metallics announces a $15 billion Iowa steel complex, and Project Star plans 6.47 GW of gas generation in Encinal, Texas. Eagle Rock Partners plans a $6 billion Mississippi data center campus, and Avio USA breaks ground on a Virginia rocket motor plant. Plus, Doka brings its Doka 360 platform to the U.S. Let's dive in!

Louis Cook
Lewis Snell
Louis Cook, Lewis Snell

Oct 8, 2026

TheJobWalk E.95

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TheJobWalk E.95

The DOE selected 31 grid projects across 26 states for $5.25 billion in SPARK funding, Oklahoma Primary Aluminum unveiled plans for the first new U.S. aluminum smelter since 1980, and Applied Digital confirmed a $3.2 billion AI campus in Brookwood, Alabama. Caterpillar announced a roughly $1 billion North Carolina expansion centered on a new Sanford plant, Genentech broke ground on a $750 million expansion in Hillsboro, Oregon, and Eden Radioisotopes tapped Kiewit for an up to $1.4 billion medical isotope facility in New Mexico. Plus, Arcadis deepened its AI partnership with Autodesk. Let's dive in!

Louis Cook
Lewis Snell
Louis Cook, Lewis Snell

Oct 1, 2026

TheJobWalk Premium E.9

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TheJobWalk Premium E.9

This month moved faster than a crew trying to beat the rain. Our team has been buried in bid awards, site plans, and billion-dollar announcements from coast to coast. We're running on coffee and very little sleep... Now let's step back and look at the bigger picture. Let’s dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Sep 30, 2026

TheJobWalk E.94

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TheJobWalk E.94

The FAA handed out $1.1 billion in airport improvement grants, Eli Lilly broke ground on a $6.5 billion plant in Houston, and Hanwha Defense USA unveiled a $2.2 billion munitions campus in Arkansas. Sioux Honey started work on what it calls the world's largest honey bottling plant, Walton and Mercy launched a health campus in Bentonville, and U.S. Steel began a $475 million upgrade in Alabama. Plus, TAR raised $120 million to power AI data centers off the grid. Let's dive in!

Louis Cook
Lewis Snell
Louis Cook, Lewis Snell

Sep 24, 2026

TheJobWalk E.93

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TheJobWalk E.93

Meta pushed its Eagle Mountain data center investment past $3 billion, Wiwynn committed $1.6 billion to expand its Texas manufacturing footprint for Amazon's server racks, and Aligned Data Centers broke ground on a $10 billion, 2 GW campus in Pennsylvania. The Kansas City Royals selected Mortenson | McCownGordon and JE Dunn to build their $3 billion Ballpark District, USA Rare Earth broke ground on a $1.2 billion magnet manufacturing facility in South Carolina, and Buildots raised $130 million to scale its AI construction platform globally. Let's dive in!

Louis Cook
Lewis Snell
Louis Cook, Lewis Snell

Sep 17, 2026

TheJobWalk E.92

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TheJobWalk E.92

Amkor pushed its Arizona packaging campus investment to roughly $12 billion, Suniva raised $835 million to more than quadruple its solar cell capacity, and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco broke ground on a $250 million Kentucky expansion set to double its local workforce. Amtrak began major construction on a new $1 billion Sunnyside Yard maintenance facility tied to its incoming Airo trainsets, and Procore closed its $845 million acquisition of DroneDeploy, bringing drone and robotics-based visual intelligence into its platform. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Sep 10, 2026

TheJobWalk E.91

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TheJobWalk E.91

They say construction never sleeps, and this week proved it... Fervo Energy signed a 396 MW geothermal power deal with Google to fuel Utah data centers, CF Industries broke ground on a $3.7 billion low-carbon ammonia plant in Louisiana, and Walmart announced a $1.3 billion fulfillment center, bringing 1,000 jobs to rural Georgia. Sabey Data Centers outlined a $4.25 billion campus proposal for Indianapolis, four new EdgeConneX-linked data center buildings broke ground in Cedar Creek, Texas, carrying a combined $2.8 billion in construction costs, and Caterpillar teamed up with FieldAI to bring physical AI and robotics to jobsites. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Sep 3, 2026

TheJobWalk Premium E.8

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TheJobWalk Premium E.8

Our team has been working tirelessly to stay on top of the news, chasing groundbreakings, filings, and multi-billion-dollar commitments across every corner of the country, and honestly, we're a little out of breath.

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Aug 31, 2026

TheJobWalk E.90

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TheJobWalk E.90

What a week for construction, the numbers are staggering! Ferrovial was selected to deliver Tennessee's $9.2 billion I-24 corridor, SpaceX unveiled plans to build a $100 billion Starbase in Louisiana, and Gravis Robotics secured $200 million from SoftBank in the largest Series A in construction robotics history. Genentech will invest roughly $750 million in a new fill-finish manufacturing facility at its Hillsboro, Oregon campus, Micron Technology launched Micron Research Labs, a Boise-based research hub backed by a planned $10 billion investment over the next decade, and Tesla proposed a $10.1 billion solar cell manufacturing facility in Fort Bend County, Texas, dubbed Project Crystal Sun. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Aug 27, 2026

TheJobWalk E.89

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TheJobWalk E.89

Bank of America kicked off a $250 billion infrastructure finance push, a selection committee named the top construction manager for the Tampa Bay Rays' $2.3 billion ballpark, and Bedrock Robotics put fully autonomous excavators to work on live U.S. job sites for the first time. Amazon is eyeing a 601-acre data center site near Trenton, Ohio, and just increased their Shreveport campus investment to $18 billion, while Northwestern Medicine advances on its new Streeterville hospital tower. And lastly, Coca-Cola UNITED committed $106 million to modernize its Alexandria, Louisiana distribution hub. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Aug 20, 2026

TheJobWalk E.88

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TheJobWalk E.88

The FAA distributed $870 million across 339 airports nationwide, whilst The Washington Commanders selected a joint venture to build their new stadium, and Bristol Myers Squibb committed $2.3 billion to a new manufacturing campus in Houston. Meanwhile, STERIS invests $600 million in a North Carolina chemistries plant, SpaceX announces a $16.8 billion semiconductor plant in Texas, and Southwire invests over $256 million into its Starkville, Mississippi cable plant. Wow, what a week for manufacturing! And lastly, TerraFirma raises $115 million to expand its robotic construction platform. Let’s dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Aug 13, 2026

TheJobWalk E.87

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TheJobWalk E.87

Apple struck a $30 billion-plus multiyear chip deal with Broadcom, and Trump unveiled renderings for a $20+ billion Dulles International Airport overhaul. Octapharma committed $1.5 billion to its first U.S. manufacturing site in South Carolina, while CyrusOne filed permits for its $1.5 billion DFW20 data center campus in Freestone County, Texas. Balfour Beatty and Stellar Group broke ground on UF student housing, Illinois regulators approved a $231 million hospital replacement, and Procore agreed to acquire DroneDeploy for $845 million. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Aug 6, 2026

TheJobWalk Premium E.7

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TheJobWalk Premium E.7

Thirty-one days. Dozens of deals. Zero slow days.

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jul 31, 2026

TheJobWalk E.86

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TheJobWalk E.86

OpenAI struck a 25-year power deal with Georgia Power for Project Camellia, and the Kansas City Chiefs unveiled renderings for their new $3 billion stadium. Electra committed $850 million to a new Ohio production facility, while Google was confirmed as operator of the new Columbia County Data Center near Augusta. Indiana Michigan Power sought approval for a 1,520 MW gas plant at Rockport, Meta and BlackRock formed a $14 billion JV for a data center in El Paso, and Bridgit launched the first agentic AI for construction workforce planning. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jul 30, 2026

TheJobWalk E.85

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TheJobWalk E.85

TSMC committed an additional $100 billion to its U.S. footprint while Meta expanded its Richland Parish, Louisiana data center to more than $50 billion. American Express broke ground on the new American Express Tower at 2 World Trade Center, while Tutor Perini was selected for a $140 million Choctaw Casino & Resort renovation. MSM North America broke ground on the $632 million Future Artillery Complex, Evonik announced a $100 million upgrade to its Lafayette, Indiana facility, and Buildots launched its Intelligence Lab. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jul 23, 2026

TheJobWalk E.84

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TheJobWalk E.84

Micron poured first concrete at its Clay, New York fab, and Google was confirmed as owner of Wyoming's 2.7 GW Project Tembo. Otsuka ICU Medical announced a $500 million Austin plant expansion, and Peak Energy broke ground on the nation's first sodium-ion storage factory in Sacramento. BT Gateway filed for a $384 million data center near Royse City, Texas, Lovett Industrial and NewQuest launched a 164-acre industrial park in Seguin, while Zero RFI and Track3D partnered on AI-powered progress tracking. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jul 16, 2026

TheJobWalk E.83

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TheJobWalk E.83

Martin Marietta agreed to a $13.5 billion combination with Lhoist North America, while Toyota announced a $3.6 billion San Antonio plant expansion. The Tampa Bay Rays began their search for a construction manager for their $2.3 billion stadium, and Amazon filed permits for a $1.2 billion Texas data center campus. EVelution Energy broke ground on a solar facility powering an Arizona cobalt plant, Digital Realty confirmed a $475 million Kansas land buy for a hyperscale campus, and Beck Technology launched a new AI-powered preconstruction platform. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jul 9, 2026

TheJobWalk E.82

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TheJobWalk E.82

Chevron and Microsoft signed a 20-year deal to power a West Texas data center, while El Camino Health plans a $1 billion Los Gatos hospital rebuild. DataBank filed for a $2.4 billion Georgia data center campus, and a mystery tech firm is eyeing 800 acres in Michigan for a similar buildout. Jacobs landed two Orange County highway contracts, and Nevada broke ground on a $399 million forensic hospital near Las Vegas. Meanwhile, a new report projects AI-in-construction spending will nearly triple by 2030. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jul 2, 2026

TheJobWalk Premium E.6

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TheJobWalk Premium E.6

Talk about a month that didn't slow down for anyone...

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jun 30, 2026

TheJobWalk E.81

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TheJobWalk E.81

Google is investing $50 million to train trade workers across 20+ states and $1.5 billion to expand its Alabama data center campus. Across the country, Microsoft is bringing a 2GW data center to Pecos, Texas, AWS is pouring $10 billion into a new Missouri campus, and Elementl Power is planning a 1.5GW nuclear plant in Southeast Ohio. Johnson & Johnson has a $1 billion contact lens facility under construction in Jacksonville, Florida, and China just switched on the world's first wind-powered underwater data center. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jun 25, 2026

TheJobWalk E.80

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TheJobWalk E.80

Suffolk Construction launches AI Engineers onto active jobsites, Bechtel is selected as EPC for Micron's $100 billion New York semiconductor campus, and TOYO announces a $357 million solar plant in Houston. NASA awards Conti Federal a $300 million Johnson Space Center contract, Google and Intersect break ground on the Meitner Energy Center in Texas, Manhattan Construction and AECOM Hunt are tapped for the $1.45 billion Ben Hill Griffin Stadium renovation, and Built Robotics teams up with Penn Engineering on construction AI safety. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jun 18, 2026

TheJobWalk E.79

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TheJobWalk E.79

Judge pauses Google's Pine Island data center, Wildcat and EnergyX form a JV for an LFP cathode plant in Texas, and AWS proposes a $7 billion data center in a small Indiana town. New Jersey lands a $300 million healthcare campus, Wood Partners breaks ground on 274 units in Georgia, Washington Union Station gets $466 million for a long-overdue redevelopment, and McCarthy puts Palantir AI to work across its construction operations. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jun 11, 2026

TheJobWalk E.78

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TheJobWalk E.78

The $580 billion BUILD America 250 Act clears committee, Turner and Consigli land a $2.3 billion cancer hospital in Manhattan, and Bechtel signs a $4.69 billion EPC contract for Sabine Pass LNG Train 7. A $711 million joint venture is selected for the Hudson Tunnel's New Jersey Surface Alignment, TeraWulf acquires 285 acres in eastern Kentucky for a gigawatt scale data center campus, and an unnamed Fortune 50 tech company moves forward with a hyperscale campus in Kentucky. Autodesk rounds out the week with a $3.6 billion deal to acquire MaintainX. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

Jun 4, 2026

TheJobWalk Premium E.5

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TheJobWalk Premium E.5

This might be the biggest month we’ve seen this year for new developments...

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

May 29, 2026

TheJobWalk E.77

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TheJobWalk E.77

NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy merge to become the world's largest electric utility business. The MDTA announces $4.8B in contracts for the Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction, Prime Data Centers breaks ground on a $3B Arizona campus, and Fleet Data Centers begins developing a mega campus in Nevada. Elsewhere, Blue Origin announces a $600M rocket plant expansion and Track3D gets deployed across $413M worth of active projects. Let's dive in!

Lewis Snell
Louis Cook
Lewis Snell, Louis Cook

May 28, 2026

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